Brazilian firms announce new partners, target corporate and labour

Brazilian law firms Inglez, Werneck, Ramos, Cury, Francolin Advogados and David e Aniceto Advogados have added partners to their labour practices, an in-demand area for Brazil’s legal market following months of growing unemployment.

Other firms in Brazil have strengthened by promoting. Nunes & Sawaya Advogados, for example, added regulatory lawyer Teresa Gutierrez, 35, and civil law practitioner Bruno Matsumoto, 31, to the partnership. Meanwhile, Leandro Vilarinho Borges, 31, became a partner at Velloza & Girotto after a decade at the firm. As well as focusing on banking and finance, he will lead the real estate and civil law practice areas.